Blue Man Group - The Complex (2003)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans included
Experimental Rock | Label: Lava/Никитин | # 4670001545211 | Time: 00:58:50
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 393 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 157 Mb | Scans included
Experimental Rock | Label: Lava/Никитин | # 4670001545211 | Time: 00:58:50
Take equal measures of Gallagher and Kraftwerk, mix in a 15-year supply of blue body paint and shake with a double-shot of modern marketing savvy and you might have something akin to Blue Man Group. This ambitious second album by New York performance artists cum entrepreneurs Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton, and Chris Wink expands their central artistic contradiction–mainstreaming the alternative–with a propulsive cocktail of rhythm, irony, self-invented instrumentation, and bona fide song structures that feature turns from guest stars Dave Matthews (the music hall dirge "Sing Along") and Tracy Bonham ("Up to the Roof," and with Rob Swift, "Shadows Pt.2"). The conceit is vaguely reminiscent of the Tubes' tongue-in-cheek ode to '80s corporate rock, "The Completion Backwards Principle," right down to being so convincing the irony often melts away. Fans of their live performances will appreciate its wall-to-wall rhythmic thrust and quirky textures, while aficionados and newcomers alike should welcome its surprising, seductive melodies and mature songwriting.Review by Jerry McCulley
After devoting more than 15 years to building their unique fusion of edgy performance and advanced yet home-brewed technologies, the Blue Man Group moves aggressively toward the mainstream with The Complex. "Mainstream" is, of course, a flexible notion, so what passes as commercial for these guys is a lot more adventurous than most of the era's ear candy. These tracks adhere to clear song structures, with guest vocalists singing actual lyrics on original as well as cover material; a zombie-like cameo by Dave Matthews on "Sing Along" offers the wryest surprises. But an unmistakable imprint endures in the eclectic sonic references and, above all, thundering stage-oriented rhythms. The core members of the group play traditional instruments – in this case, ranging from standard-issue electric guitar to Hungarian cimbalom, heard most clearly in the opening seconds of "Above" – as well as their invented gear whose contributions to the din are, frankly, neither critical nor easy to discern. On their version of the disco classic "I Feel Love," for instance, the 16th-note pulse created via sequencer for the Donna Summer original is mimicked by the device they call the Tube, giving rise to the question of whether using something new to do what someone else did with old stuff 20-plus years earlier is worth the effort. But this is, of course, beside the point: Although its inspirations, musical and conceptual, trace as far back as Kraftwerk, The Complex serves as a reminder that modern devices and glistening production values can be applied to the most primal creative instincts, if utilized by the right – blue – hands.Review by Robert L. Doerschuk, Allmusic.com
Tracklist:
01. Above (02:46)
02. Time to Start (03:43)
03. Sing Along (03:25)
04. Up to the Roof (03:51)
05. Your Attention (04:09)
06. Persona (04:29)
07. Piano Smasher (03:00)
08. White Rabbit (02:54)
09. The Current (03:49)
10. Shadows Part 2 (02:56)
11. What Is Rock (03:11)
12. The Complex (06:25)
13. I Feel Love (05:13)
14. Exhibit 13 (08:50)
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009
EAC extraction logfile from 3. August 2009, 19:03
Blue Man Group / The Complex
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13 | 44:45.52 | 5:13.68 | 201427 | 224969
14 | 49:59.45 | 8:50.00 | 224970 | 264719
15 | 61:21.45 | 16:55.74 | 276120 | 352318
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EAC extraction logfile from 3. August 2009, 19:03
Blue Man Group / The Complex
Used drive : PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K06RS Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 48
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Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
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Gap handling : Appended to previous track
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Additional command line options : -8 -V -T "ARTIST=%a" -T "TITLE=%t" -T "ALBUM=%g" -T "DATE=%y" -T "TRACKNUMBER=%n" -T "GENRE=%m" -T "COMMENT=EAC FLAC -8" %s
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12 | 38:20.05 | 6:25.47 | 172505 | 201426
13 | 44:45.52 | 5:13.68 | 201427 | 224969
14 | 49:59.45 | 8:50.00 | 224970 | 264719
15 | 61:21.45 | 16:55.74 | 276120 | 352318
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foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-08-16 16:49:51
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